The Wilmington morning star. [volume], October 24, 1942, FINAL EDITION, Page 3, Image 3

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PROMINENT local
CITI SUCCUMBS
Michael Corbett, 86, Dies
At Home Here After
Short Illness
Michael J. Corbett. 86. promi
nt \y;inr 'Ston businessman, died
r .erday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock
'.'his hone at 119 South Fourth
^reet after a short illness.
Funeral services will be held at
,. Gary's Catholic church Sun
day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock with
Father Tevlin officiating. Inter
ment will be in Oakdale cemetery.
1 i\jr Corbett, the son of John Mi
haej and Margaret Brown Cor
hp,t was born August 4, 1856 in
Lismore. County Waterford, Ire
land.
He cam< 10 winning ion in ms
roung manhood and soon became
potent tactor in the idustrial
]jfe 0f the commuity. In addition
fn lhe conduct of his regular busi
ness. Corbett company, incor
porated in 1901- he was instru
mental in promoting many impor
tant industries in Wilmington.
He was vice president and one
of the original directors of the
people's Savings Bank, one of the
original directors of the Murchi
5on° National Bank, former presi
dent of the Wilmington, Brunswick
and Southern Railroad Company,
a former director of the Tidewater
Power Cornpay. and a member
cf the board of managers of the
James Waiker Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Corbett was also prominent
ly identified with the social life of
the city, having been on the board
of managers of the Cape Fear
Club, a member of the Carolina
Yacht Cluo and of the Cape Fear
Country Club.
He was one of the first citizens
of North Carolina to receive the
order of the Knighthood of Saint
Gregory which was conferred on
him on November 19, 1925 by Pope
Pius XI in recognition of a life
time of service to the Catholic
Church.
Surviving are his widow, the for
mer Miss Mary Josephine Deans
of this city and the following chil
dren: Mrs. Thomas Edwin Brown,
Mrs. Charles J. Becker, Miss Kath
erine I. Corbett, all of Wilming
ton: Mrs. Henry Conlin. Fond du
Lac, Wis.. Lieut. James Irving Cor
bett, USCG. and Lieut. William I.
Corbett. USNR.
Fourteen grandchildren, one
great grandchild and a sister, Miss
Margaret Corbett of Norwalk, Con
necticut, also survive.
BIG BRITISHNAVY
FORCE NOW AT SEA
(Continued from Page One)
lution and Royal Sovereign, both
29.150-tonners. All saw service in
the last war, and the Warspite
has been mentioned frequently in
naval dispatches in the present
conflict. The 23,000-ton Illustrious
has fought with planes far and
wide since 1939.
Nothing was mentioned of cruis
ers or destroyers, which almost
invariably operate with the great
men-o'-war.
“We are in a global war, so our
fleet may be expected anywhere,”
the authoritative informant said.
The Admiralty maintained si
lence.
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16 Marriage Licenses
Issued Here Over Week
Only 16 marriage licenses were
issued in New Hanover county dur
ing the 10-day period ended Octo
ber 23. Adrian Rhodes, register of
deeds, revealed yesteray.
Licenses were issued to Roy A.
Burnett, Jr.. 22. Wilmington, and
Anna E. Farmer. 21, Wilmington;
William B. Riddick, 30, Wilming
ton and Rachel Murray, 22, Wil
mington; Isaac B. Grainger, Jr.,
24. Wilmington and Margaret M.
White, 23, Wilmington; William E.
Eagle. 29. Wilmington, and Edna
Mintz, Wilmington; Robert L. Bay
•inger, 26. Camp Davis and Dor
othy L. Paradis, 27, Lawiston,
Mass.; Quincy E. Cable, Jr., 21,
Wilmington and Juanita L. Ganas,
23, Wilmington: D. D. Ross, 24,
Lamp Davis, and Mildred Berg,
22. Oakland. Calif.
' rinastasio. 24, Wilmington
•'"id Essie R. Cavanaugh, 20, Wil
mington; Charles E. Cregar, Jr.,
jp Camp Davis and Helen Millert,
-1. Mercerville, N. J.; James L.
: ai'd 32, Norfolk. Va., and Mary
C Piner. 24. Wallace; Hugh G.
Barclay, 25. Camp Davis, and Gra
.!am Hinson, 26. Rockingham; Wil
liam e. Sterling. Jr., 28, Camp
Davis and Annie Mae Blalack, 28,
Wilmington; Jack Townsend, 21,
"inona, Miss., and Arlice Dotso,
J9; Winona Miss; William E. Cros
Jr-> 22, New River Marine
Base and Mary Mallinson, 24, of
ftevAon Center, Mass.
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daily.
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CAUSEY'S
Corner Market and 12th
Ixity Briefs
REVIVAL BEGINS
A revival is being conducted
at Bethany Presbyterian chap
el on the Castle Hayne road
through November 1. Bible
classes will be held each even
ing at 7 p. m. with classes for
all ages, with sermon being
conducted at 7:30 p. m. During
the evening colored slides will
be shown on the Life of Jesus.
The public is invited to attend.
FORM CLASS
A standard first aid class at
Carolina Beach will be formed
in the old city hall beginning
Monday, November 2, at 9 a. m.
Classes will be held each Mon
day and Tuesday from 9 until
11 a. m. under the instruction
of Mrs. J. M. Thomas.
NEED WRINGERS
Mrs. Ida Speiden, executive
secretary of local Red Cross
chapter, is appealing ror two old
fashioned clothes wringers to be
used at Camp Davis. Anyone
who will donate clothes, wring
ers should contact the chapter
office in the customhouse.
MEETING TONIGHT
Cape Fear council No. 374,
United Commercial Travelers
of America, will meet to
night at 8 o’clock at the
Cape Fear hotel. All members
are urged to attend.
CLASS MEETING
The Friendship Bible class of
the First Baptist church will
meet Sunday morning at 9:45
o’clock, it was announced last
night. Visitors, particularly
men in the service, are invited
to attend.
RECEIVES WOUND
Isaac Hudson, colored, 506
South Seventh street, received
a puncture wound over the left
eye when he was struck by a
car driven by E. C. Dixon,
2018 Woolcott avenue at the
corner of Fourth and Walnut
streets yesterday morning
about 7 o’clock.
Mr. Dixon took the injured
man to the James Walker
Memorial hospital where he
was treated and released.
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Obituaries
LAWRENCE W. WARD
Funeral services lor Lawrence W.
Ward, 56, were conducted at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon from
Yopp’s Funeral Home by the Rev.
George Saunders assisted by the
Rev. James Lee. Burial was in Bel
levue cemetery.
He died Wednesday afternoon at
4:50 o’clock at his residence, 1101
Chestnut street, following a period
of declining health.
Surviving is his wife Mrs. Lillie
R. Ward, and several nieces and
nephews.
Mr. Ward was born in Burlington
but had been a resident of Wil
mington for more than 40 years.
He was a veteran of the Spanish
American W'ar and saw service in
the Philippines and Bataan. Mr.
Ward was the prourietoi; of a shoe
repair business.
Pallbearers were Marsden Creech.
James Hew'ett, P. Petelos, A. J.
Starling, John Collins, and John
E. King.
Honorary pallbearers were Dr.
W. C. Mebane, Dr. G. B. Barefoot.
V. Ambrosiano, E. J. Aldridge and
Ernest Steenken.
M. M. RILEY
Funeral services for M. M. Riley,
prominent in local shipping circles,
were held yesterday afternoon at
3:00 o’clock at his late home in
Oleander. The Rev. E. W. Halleck
officiated and burial was in Oak
dale cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: H V.
Conley, R. G. Rankin, C. D. Maf
fitt, William G. Robertson, James
L. Duffy, and H. G. Latimer, Sr.
Honorary bearers were W. L.
Willford, H. M. Kendall, R. F. Waf
er, R. J. Dosher, J. T. Hiers, Alex
Hoffman, Dr. J. F. Robertson, Dr
D. R. Murchison, Dr. Ernest Bul
lock, Lieut. Peter B. Ruffin, Col.
Earl T. Brown, Louis Moore, Har
grove Bellamy, Albert F. Perry,
John Carter, Harry Stone, S. L.
Marbury, Roy G. Jackson, Frank
G. Harris, Maj. L. D. Jordan, Les
lie R. Hummell, Herbert O’Neill,
E F. Williams, O. D. Holmes, E.
C. Sneed and W. E. Curtis.
Mr. Riley died Thursday morn
ing at 11 o’clock at his residence
after a brief illness.
Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Hel
en S. Riley, of Wilmington; one
son, Roger S. Riley of Wilming
ton; three brothers, S. Gayle Riley
of Raleigh, James F. Riley of Bir
mingham, Ala., and John B. Riley
of Greensboro; and two sisters,
Mrs. Samuel Dunlap and Mrs.
Prince Burroughs, both of Gaines
ville, Ga.
R. T. PARKER
WHITE VILLE, Oct. 23.—R. T.
Parker, 66, died last night at 8:15
o’clock at his home here after a
short illness.
Funeral services were held
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at
the home with the Rev. S. M.
Lamb, pastor of the Whitevilie
Baptist church, officiated, assist
ed by the Rev. G M. Singletarry.
Burial was in the Whitevilie ceme
tery.
Surviving are his wife, three
sons, Thomas L. and C. E. Parker
ed by the Rev. G. M. Singletary
of Charlotte; two daughters, Mrs.
S. M. Yarborough of Wilmington
and Mrs. Bert Lawson of Orrum,
and nine grandchildren.
MRS. COTTIE M. ROHR
SALISBURY, Oct. 23 —l/P)—
The funeral was held today for
Mrs. Cottie Morris Rohr. 33. who
was fatally injured in an automo
bile accident near Landis Saturday
night.
“Composite” Beauty To Be Welded From These Girls
The enviable task of blending the best features of these film beauties at MGM’s Hollywood studios into a com
posite all-out glamour girl has fallen to artist Varga (seated, center), assisted by Barbara Shermund and Howard
Baers. The finished product will be composed of these features (L. to R.) Inez Cooper’s hands, Mary Jane French’s
hair, Theo Coffman’s feet, Ruth Ownbey’s hips, Eve Whitney’s waist. Aileen Haley’s bust. Hazel Brooks’ legs Kay
Williams’ arms, Kay Aldridge’s profile, Natalie Draper’s lips, Marilyn Maxwell’s ankles and Georgia Carroll’s eyes
EXCHANGE HEARS
TALK ON SALVAGE
WPB Representative Tells
Club Scrap Must Be
Kept Moving Now
John G. Walden of the WPB Spe
cial Projects Salvage Section told
members of The Exchange club
yesterday in a talk on “keeping
the Scrap Mov ng,” that although
New Hanover had acquitted itself
creditably in the per capita col
lection of steel, it is no time to
stop. “These are critical times that
demand every piece of scrap in
the country if we are to gain the
necessary backlog for full opera
tion this winter.”
C. A. Thomas Jr., son of Ex
changeite Dr. C A. Thomas, was
a guest of the club. He has been
in foreign service and is home on
furlough.
Harold L. Gill of The Meyer
Both company was also a guest.
Reports from various commit
tees were received by President
R. A. Dunlea.
The next weekly meeting has
been deferred to next Friday night
at 8 p.m. for “Ladies’ night” which
will be held at the Cape Fear
hotel.
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i Wage Increase Granted
Certain Metal Workers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23—UP)—A
wage increase of $1 a day for 10,
000 non-ferrous metal workers in
Idaho and Utah was approved to
day by James F. Byrnes, director
of economic stabilization.
The War Labor Board made the
award a week ago. subject to ap
proval by Byrnes under provisions
of the President’s executive order
requiring such approval of any
wage increase which might have
the effect of raising ceiling prices.
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More than 100 tons of soil from
each acre of moderately sloping
fields are lost through erosion
every year.
Counter-Ch a rge Quashec
Against Local Bus Driver
A counter charge of hit and run
driving lodged by Ellison Bannis
ter. negro shipyard worker, who
yesterday morning was sentenced
to a total of 18 months in county
jail on charges of inciting riot, as
saulting a bus driver and disorder
ly conduct aboard a Tide Water
passenger bus, at a nearing of Re
corder's Court, against tho bus
driver whom he assaulted, was
“nol prossed” by Deputy Recorder
J. A. McNorton at the afternoon
session of court.
Bannister swore to the warrant
against W. A. Harrison, driver of
the bus on which the assault was
alleged to have happened, at court
yesterday morning after he had
been sentenced by Recorder Mc
Norton.
Bannister, witnesses testified,
forced his way aboard the moving
bus Monday night as it was
turning from Fourth street into
Red Cross, and. together with an
other negro who swung aboard
the bus, began assaulting Bus
Driver Harrison.
The negroes boarded the bus,
they declared, after demanding
that the bus stop because of a
collision between the bus and the
car in which the negroes were
riding which took place near
Fourth and Brunswick streets.
The bus, loaded with 41 passen
gers, rolled over the curb of Red
Cross street and into a tree.
During the fight aboard the mov
ing bus, Harrison said both ne
groes got him around the neck.
He said he managed to hit Ban
nister once with an axe before
tne negroes attempted to wrest it
from him.
A male passenger seated behind
: the driver declared that he took
Harrison’s blackjack from his hip
I pocket when he saw the driver
was being bested and joined the
fray which was abruptly termi
nated when the sound of approach
ing police sirens caused both ne
groes to flee.
Bannister was apprehended near
the bus while the other negro,
identified by the police officers
as Mose Bannister, a brother of
the defendant, made good his es
cape.
As recounted by state’s witness
es yesterday, the bust was pro
ceeding down Fourth street in the
Brooklyn section and came up be
hind a slowly moving car.
The car stopped instead of pull
ing over when the driver sounded
his horn and was grazed by the
bus, which did not stop.
As the bus stopped to discharge
passengers at Fourth and Red
Cross streets, a few blocks fur
ther on, the car pulled up in front
of the bus and two negroes, whom
§us Driver Harrison identified as
Ellison and Moses Bannister jump
ed out.
Ellison, Harrison said, demand
ed that he account for the acci
dent and was referred to the Tide
Water’s offices to file a claim if
he chose.
“This bus is not moving any
where.’’ Harrison quoted the ne
gro as declaring as he attempted
to pull away from the curb.
The two negroes then came
aboard the bus and the fracas en
sued. “I’m going to kill you if I
can get to you,” the driver de
clared Ellison said as he forced
his way through the closed door.
“He was either drunk or crazy
in my opinion,” Harrison com
mented.
Bannister entered a plea of not
guilty to the charge and took the
stand to declare that he was on
the bus as a passenger when a
fight between the driver and “two
other fellows” broke out.
He said he was attempting to
leave the bus when “they knocked
me on the head.”
FDR OPPOSESNEW
DRAFT BILL IDEA
(Continued from Page One)
year, he said. But in such cases
as ground crews for the Air Force,
radio operators and riflemen, he
added, it would be unnecessary to
withhold men from combat for 12
months.
But two veterans of the Senate
—Norris (Ind.-Neb.) and Johnson
(R.-Calif.)—fought for a mandato
ry training period, and were joined
by numbers of others, including
Chairman Walsh (D.-Mass.) of the
Naval Committee, and Senator
Taft (R.-Ohio).
The Army’s plan, Taft said, was
to induct 1,500,000 of the youths
promptly and “about half of them
would be fed into old divisions,
getting only three months or six
months training.’’
At first Norris offered an amend
ment requiring a year’s pre-com
bat training for all inductees un
der 19. Later he accepted a sub-,
stitute by Senator O’Daniel (D.
Tex.) to apply this rule to all men
under 20.
WEATHER
(Continued from Page One)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23—(&)—Weather |
Eureau report of temperature and rain
fall for the 24 hours ending 8 p. m., in
the principal cotton growing areas and
ejsewhere:
Station High Low Pec.
Asheville _ 66 51 0.00
Atlantic City_ 67 65 0.00
Boston _ 71 _ 0.00
Burlington _ 48 0.18
Chicago _ 47 29 0.00
Cleveland _ 48 39 0. 0
Detroit _ 49 39 0.00
El Paso _ 78 54 0.00
Galveston _ 78 — 0.00
Kansas City_ 50 38 0.00
Little Rock _ 65 43 0.00
Memphis _ 64 43 0.00
Miami _ 86 71 9.00
Mobile _ 34 64 0.30
Norfolk _ __ 61 0.00
Portland. Me. _ 64 59 0.15
Si Louis _ 57 32 0.00
Savannah ___ 35 67 0.00
Vicksburg _ 70 55 0.00
Washington ___64 66 0.00
DRESSED TO KILL
■yHESE are the fighting clothes
of the enemy—basic army
uniforms of Germany, Japan
and Italy. Each reflects to a de
gree the martial spirit of each
country. The sketches and de
scriptions are based on infor
mation in "Leatherneck," pub
lication of the U. S. Marine
Corps. They should help you to
be able to identify the enemy.
Wide World Features
ITALY - GLITTER: II Duce's
troops are dudes, the officers
be-ribboned and be-medalled.
Officers (left) wear grey-green
outfits, enlisted men khaki.
GERMANY - PRACTICAL: Offi
cers dress like the ranks to be
inconspicuous. Uniforms are
areenish-grey, light and
weather-resisting.
JAPAN - ROUGH: Khaki is the
color and the enlisted man's
clothes usually don't fit very
well. Spiral puttees, small cap
are features.
MARITIME A YARD
GIVEN SH PYARD
(Continued from Page One)
of all its employes and were proud
of the fine schedule of production,
not only being maintained but be
ing bettered in the yard. The star,
it was said, will serve as a goal
for even greater improvement in
production
The star was won on the com
pletion of nine Liberty freighters—
one for each way at the yard —
during the period from August 15
to October 10 with an average
time of 76 days each from keel
laying to delivery. A spokesman
for the yard predicted that the
average construction period for the
next nine would be in the low
60’s.
The North Carolina Shipbuilding
company was the second yard on
the Atlantic coast to win the M
pennant. It was formally presented
to the company with appropriate
ceremonies on August 30 in which
SHIPYARD WANTS
CLASS 4-F MEN
Those Physically Unfit For
Military Service May
Get Good Jobs
Men classified ‘‘physically unfit
for military service" by the New
Hanover Selective Service Boards,
are being solicited for employment
at the North Carolina Shipbuilding
company, it was revealed yester
day.
J. Van B. Metts, state director
of Selective Service, advised
New Hanover boards that the “per
sonnel director of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Drydock
company and its subsidiary, the
N. C. Shipbuilding company, has
requested our assistance in ob
taining employes who are not sub
ject to military service. He ad
vises that many men classified in
4-F for physical defects are quite
acceptable to their firm.
“The personnel director has
suggested that the local boards
might suggest to registrants plac
ed in 4-F for physical defect, who
are not obviously unsuitable, that
they apply for jobs in the ship
building industry.”
Metts recommended this action
stating that “it is in line with
announced national and state pol
icy that we channel into defense
industries those persons not eligi
ble for military service.
“It is believed,’’ he continued,
“that suggestions on the part of
local boards will be helpful as
there are many persons who are
not aware of the fact that their
physical defect may not preclude
their obtaining good-paying jobs
in the shipbuilding industry.”
Chief Clerk Glenn McClelland of
city Draft Board No. 1 reported
there are approximately 100 men
classified m 4-F with that board
who could possibly fill jobs at
the shipyard.
From the first three registra
tions there are about 250 4-F men
registered with county Draft Board
No 2, but it is expected that not
more than 50 per cent are eligible
for shipyard work.
No one knows exactly how far
above the earth the atmosphere
reaches, but it is estimated to be
at least 625 miles.
Admiral Emory S. Land, chair
man of the Maritime commission,
Governor Broughton and Captain
Williams participated.
The yard launched its 35th Lib
erty freighter Tuesday and will
send another down the ways Sun
day as it maintains its present
schedule of a launching every five
days.
FAMOUS AIRMAN
IS NOW MISSIF
(Continued from Page One)
likely that Rickenbacker was
ing solo. The probability was
a bomber's crew of several n
was missing with him.
The War Department’s
nouncemenf said:
“Captain E. V. Rickenbael
confidential advisor to the Se<
tary of War on aircraft, and
tionally known aviation expert
overdue on a flight between O
and another Island in the Paci
the War Departmet announced
day. Captain Rickenbacker is
an inspection trip acting for Li
Gen. H. H. Arnold, command
general. Army Air Forces.
“Captain Rickenbacker’s pi
was in radio contact with an
land southwest of Honolulu dm
the afternoon of October 21, 1
and was last heard from e;
that evening, when he repo
that he had slightly more t
one hour's supply of gasoline,
contact has been made since
time. Search is being made by
available air and sea forces.
"Captain Rickenbacker rece
returned from England where
made a special study for the
retary of War of Army Air Fo:
personnel and equipment, ope
ing in the European theater of
eration. He is on a similar
speclion trip of air forces stat
in the Pacific area.”
One hopeful angle to the
cial bulletin appeared to be
while it said Rickenbacker
overdue. ’ it dia not add any •
ominous phrase as that he n
be presumed to be lost, which
quently has been added to t
announcements in wartime.
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RUNS SECOND
MIAMI. Fla., Oct. 23—m—C
Gable ran second to a college :
ball dance here. Mary Lou '
ner, "Miss M Club" of the Uni
sity of Miami, declined an i
tation to act as sponsor for an
forces’ dance being arranged
Gable and other officer candid:
Reason? Mary Lou, in her
cial capacity as Miss M Club, •
she should attend her col
dance being held the same n:
She'll be at the Air Corps d;
later in the evening, however.
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The highest volcanic peak ini
world is Sahama, in Bolivia.!
is 21,000 feet high. |
Guns, guns, guns! On the way by the thou
sands! That’s American energy on the job.
Energy that never stops—day or night.
One good source of that vital energy is
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that helps millions work harder, do a
better job and produce more guns.
Let’s go, America—to victory!
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